Is debug 0.6 vulnerable?

npm · 1 release from 0.6.0 to 0.6.0 · latest debug is 4.4.3 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 2 known advisories

Yes. debug 0.6.0, the last 0.6 release, is affected by 2 known security advisories (1 high, 1 low), including CVE-2017-20165, CVE-2017-16137. Upgrade to 2.6.9 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install debug@2.6.9

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Advisories affecting debug 0.6.0

  • HighCVE-2017-20165GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h9 Jan 2023

    debug Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability

    Affected
    >=3.0.0 <3.1.0 · <2.6.9
    Fixed in
    2.6.9, 3.1.0
  • LowCVE-2017-16137GHSA-gxpj-cx7g-858c9 Aug 2018

    Regular Expression Denial of Service in debug

    Affected
    <2.6.9 · >=3.0.0 <3.1.0 · >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 · >=4.0.0 <4.3.1
    Fixed in
    2.6.9, 3.1.0, 3.2.7, 4.3.1

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Other debug versions

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